$1500 gaming pc

[Fingerprints]

Hello fellow LTT forum users, im in need of your knowledge. Im going to build a gaming pc with a 1500 USD budget. As i already have a case there is no need to include a case but it has to be an atx motherboard. Planning on using it with two 1440p monitors. As i do not have any plans of overclocking theres no need to spend extra on that. My case is white so i will give you some bonus points if you manage to set up a black and white themed build. Also it does not need to include monitor/peripherals/os. Please post your suggestions!

[Moress]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($140.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card  ($519.93 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($97.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1351.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-16 17:19 EDT-0400

I would say to wait for the AIB cards for the 1080ti though, but a 1080 should be plenty for 2x1440p

 

[manikyath]

just wanna confirm, do you plan on using only one of those monitors to game on, or do you want to do the eyefinity thing and game on both?

[Microsoft Master]

Do you wan't a cutom build or a pre-built from cyberpower or something?

[Fingerprints]

5 minutes ago, Moress said:

Do you need everything excluding the case.

Storage, CPU cooler, OS?

I need everything excluding OS, monitor, peripherals and the case

[BluJay614]

10 minutes ago, Fingerprints said:

Hello fellow LTT forum users, im in need of your knowledge. Im going to build a gaming pc with a 1500 USD budget. As i already have a case there is no need to include a case but it has to be an atx motherboard. Planning on using it with two 1440p monitors. As i do not have any plans of overclocking theres no need to spend extra on that. My case is white so i will give you some bonus points if you manage to set up a black and white themed build. Also it does not need to include monitor/peripherals/os. Please post your suggestions!

mechanical keyboard? (if so, what kind of switches) And what grip do you use for your mouse?

 

Edit:nevermind, went back threw and read it again

Edited March 16, 2017 by BluJay614
my bad

[manikyath]

Just now, Microsoft Master said:

Do you wan't a cutom build or a pre-built from cyberpower or something?

here's reading goggles:

9 minutes ago, Fingerprints said:

Im going to build a gaming pc

 

[Microsoft Master]

Just now, manikyath said:

here's reading goggles:

 

sorry i had my zoom far lol

[Fingerprints]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

just wanna confirm, do you plan on using only one of those monitors to game on, or do you want to do the eyefinity thing and game on both?

Only planing to game on one of the monitors.

[Microsoft Master]

2 minutes ago, Fingerprints said:

Only planing to game on one of the monitors.

What Cpu do you want so i can find a compatible motherboard amd,or intel?

[Damascus]

Nice combo of parts, kept it white/black with either white or RGB LEDs

Added a 280mm RAD, if that doesn't fit change it to a 240mm or Noctua with their white and black fans/be quiet dark rock 4

 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PhhGNN

[Blackhole890]

1 minute ago, Microsoft Master said:

What Cpu do you want so i can find a compatible motherboard amd,or intel?

@Moress already did a build for him/her...

[Daniel Z.]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($219.97 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card  ($519.93 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1513.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-16 17:27 EDT-0400

 

If you are only gaming. The Z series mobos have more features like sli and stuff like that

[manikyath]

Just now, Damascus said:

Nice combo of parts, kept it white/black with either white or RGB LEDs

Added a 280mm RAD, if that doesn't fit change it to a 240mm or Noctua with their white and black fans/be quiet dark rock 4

 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PhhGNN

why the two 1TB hard drives tho?

 

tossing in an air cooled option, with GTX1080:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($82.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($519.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1393.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-16 17:26 EDT-0400

quick run trough:

- 7700k

- that cooler is amazing, but will require bloodshed to install

- msi PC mate mobo, kinda my default go-to

- 16GB ram

- 240GB SSD

- 2TB hard drive, if you dislike toshiba, get a seagate 2TB instead, they cost the same

- GTX1080

- evga 650 watt power supply to get you some nice headroom

[Damascus]

Here'sPCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PhhGNN my list lol, forgot to add it

Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PhhGNN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($115.49 @ Jet) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($140.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($409.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1473.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-16 17:29 EDT-0400

 

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Daniel Z. said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($219.97 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card  ($519.93 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1513.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-16 17:27 EDT-0400

 

If you are only gaming. The Z series mobos have more features like sli and stuff like that

if you are only gaming, 32GB ram is flipping useless.

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, manikyath said:

if you are only gaming, 32GB ram is flipping useless.

Hey, you never know. Also, my build has a 1080. You can get 16 and use the 100 dollars on cable mod rgbs and cables cause they look cool

[Damascus]

8 minutes ago, manikyath said:

why the two 1TB hard drives tho?

My most consitstant issue of all time has been no trolling, HDD failures.  I don't jostle my PC or anything but I've never kept an HDD more than a few years.  I now split my HDDs up as much as possible or only use ssds (current solution)

Edited March 16, 2017 by Damascus
consiustant to consitant lol

[manikyath]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

Hey, you never know. Also, my build has a 1080. You can get 16 and use the 100 dollars on cable mod rgbs and cables cause they look cool

the build i posted is on par with your build aside from the 32GB ram, adds a 7700k, a better cpu cooler, and ends up cheaper.

[manikyath]

Just now, Damascus said:

My most consiustant issue of all time has been no trolling, HDD failures.  I don't jostle my PC or anything but I've never kept an HDD more than a few years.  I now split my HDDs up as much as possible or only use ssds (current solution)

out of all hard drives i own, only one has completely died, what the crap do you do with your hard drives man?

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, manikyath said:

out of all hard drives i own, only one has completely died, what the crap do you do with your hard drives man?

Ikr. I have never had a hard drive failure. 

[Damascus]

Just now, manikyath said:

out of all hard drives i own, only one has completely died, what the crap do you do with your hard drives man?

I don't know  I even switched to 2.5" HDD's because apparently that helps with physical damage but they still crap out waaaaaay too fast. 

[Damascus]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

Ikr. I have never had a hard drive failure. 

I know! my brother beats the crap out of his PC and has had the same HDD for 3, going on 4 years. in that time I've gone through 4 or 5 HDDs

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

the build i posted is on par with your build aside from the 32GB ram, adds a 7700k, a better cpu cooler, and ends up cheaper.

He is not ocing, the 1080 is a good deal better, and you can over clock the 7700 if you really want to its turbo.

 

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

I don't know  I even switched to 2.5" HDD's because apparently that helps with physical damage but they still crap out waaaaaay too fast. 

Did you anger karma lol